IR 05000344/1992029

Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-344/92-29

ML20128A678
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Site:	Trojan File:Portland General Electric icon.png
Issue date:	12/18/1992
From:	Reese J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To:	Cross J PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
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Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Thank you for your letter dated December 14, 1992, in response to-our Notice'

of Violation and NRC Inspection Report No. 50-344/92-29 dated November 13, 1992, informing.us of the steps you have-taken to correct the items we brought to your attention. The implementation of your corrective-actions will be verified:during the course of future-: inspections.

Your cooperation with us is appreciated.

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James H. Reese, Chief Radiological Facilities Protection Branch cc:

W. Williams, Manager, Compliance T. D. Walt,' General Manager, Technical Functions .

W. Robinson, Vice President, Nuclear -i R.-D. Machon, Plant General Manager:

C. K. Seaman, General Manager Nuclear Plant Engineering

L. A. Girard, Vice President and General Counsel David Stewart-Smith, Administrator, Nuclear Safety.& Energy Facilities Division W. A. Bishop, Chair, Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council-

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December 14 - 992 Trojan . Nuclear Plant Docket 50-344 License NPF-1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington DC 20555

Dear Sirs:

Reply to a Notice of Violation

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Your lotter of November 13, 1992 transmitted a Notice-of Violation associated with Nuclear Regulatory Comission Inspection' Report No. 50-344/92-29. Attachment-A to this letter contains Portland Ceneral

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\ _,/ Licence NPF-1 -Page 1 of 2 REPLY TO A NOTICE OF VIOMTION

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ylphtion A Technical Specification (TS) 6.8.1 requires that written procedures shall be established, implemented, and maintained covering the applicable procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.33, November 1972.

RG 1.33, Appendix A, Section J states in part:

• Chemical and radiochemical control procedures should be written to pr.acribe the nature and frequency of sampling analysis, ...'

'These procedures should specify the laboratory instructions and calibration of laboratory equipment. '

chemistry Manual procedure CH 4, " Laboratory Quality Control,' Revision 2, dated Jcnuary 31, 1992, requires that, "All standarde used for calibration shall be traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), American Chemical Society Certification, natural physical constante, or their equivalents."

Chemistry Laboratory Instrument procedure CL-153, ' Calibration Check and.

Efficiency Calibration,' Revision 5, dated June 3, 1991, requires that, "The officiency calibration and calibration check are performed by counting a N.I.S.T. traceable radionuclido atandard on a germanium detector ..."

- Contrary to the aboven v On February 3, 1992, the licenece failed to implement CM 4, f- c.h at a 1. traceability had expired was radioactive standard for which the N.I.S.T.

used to calibrate a germanium detector.

From January 1 to October 9, 1992, the licensee failed to implement CL-2.

153, in that a radioactive standard for which the N.I.S.T. traceability had expired was used to perform daily calibration checks on a germanium detector.

This 10 a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV).

Responne Portland General Electric Company (PGE) acknowledges the violation.

1. Reason for the violation The reason for the violation was inadequate procedural guidance on une of radioactive utsndards that have exceeded the manufacturer's shelf life.

Although HIST traceability can be maintained after a radioactive standard-exceeds its shelf life, the actions necessary to maintain traceability were not performed.

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Corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved A Temporary Change Notice (TCN)

was leoued to procedure CL-153 to require an evaluation by chemistry management prior to use of radioactive Information atandards that have exceeded the manufacturer's shelf life.

obtained from the vendor confirmed that the radioactive standard can be

.O\ used for up to three years from the date of calibration.

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.\"/) License NPT-1 Attachment A Page 2 of 2 The chemistry department evaluated the expired standard to permit .

continued use pending receipt of a new standard.

A new radioactive standard was obtained and the existing radioactive standard was disposed of on December 1, 1992.

3. Corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violatione Procedure CL-153 will be revised to incorporate the TCP and include the criteria for use of radioactive standards that have exceeded the manufacturer's shelf life. This revision will be completed by January 25, 1993.

4. Date when full compliance will be achieved Full compliance was achieved on December 1,1992 when the detector was calibrated with a new NIST traceable radioactive standard.

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